BEST ANSWER:Depends on your ceiling and if it's prepared to have anything you can mount the light to like a bar, beam, etc.. They are very lightweight and I mount them upside down on my lighting truss.

BEST ANSWER:Depends on your ceiling and if it's prepared to have anything you can mount the light to like a bar, beam, etc.. They are very lightweight and I mount them upside down on my lighting truss.

BEST ANSWER:There is a U-Bracket on the bottom. I hung mine from a ballasted tree last season. What they don’t have is a hard mount for a safety cable. There is an extra threaded socket in the base. I am looking an eye-bolt with the right thread thatI can use for the safety cable.

BEST ANSWER:There is a U-Bracket on the bottom. I hung mine from a ballasted tree last season. What they don’t have is a hard mount for a safety cable. There is an extra threaded socket in the base. I am looking an eye-bolt with the right thread thatI can use for the safety cable.

Yes. I bought a pair if these lights. Each came with a bracket to be mounted upside down. However, there is no safety system. There's an additional (6mm?) threaded hole, but no eyelet for a safety cable provided. I hope this helps.

Is there an update to the manual? There is no 4 Ch DMX in this unit it's 12 or 9 and the manual isn't reflecting the proper channels for DMX control to light function. Trying to program it with an Obey 40 and finding it impossible due to the inconsistencies.

BEST ANSWER:Yes, for this caliber of LED light the ballast to allow full <5% dimming is very expensive so we would not be able to sell this for $200. Competition in this type and size light is the same.

BEST ANSWER:Yes, for this caliber of LED light the ballast to allow full <5% dimming is very expensive so we would not be able to sell this for $200. Competition in this type and size light is the same.

Most lights at this price point do that. It is a function of the driver behind the LED. 100% down to 5% is actually pretty good. I have 6 of these and they all do that. They work fine for my application.

BEST ANSWER:There is really not a good way to mount these onto a speaker stand that I know of. You could use a traditional lighting tripod stand to mount them to, but when I did this, the motion of these lights would move the T-bar that they were on quite a bit and give a disorienting effect to the lights and it didn't seem safe to leave them on this type of a stand. I would suggest either hanging them from sturdy trussing, putting them directly on the floor, or on top of truss columns. I have a dozen of these right now and they do make a great effect especially indoors, but the motion of the lights has to be accounted for when mounting or hanging them. Good luck.

BEST ANSWER:There is really not a good way to mount these onto a speaker stand that I know of. You could use a traditional lighting tripod stand to mount them to, but when I did this, the motion of these lights would move the T-bar that they were on quite a bit and give a disorienting effect to the lights and it didn't seem safe to leave them on this type of a stand. I would suggest either hanging them from sturdy trussing, putting them directly on the floor, or on top of truss columns. I have a dozen of these right now and they do make a great effect especially indoors, but the motion of the lights has to be accounted for when mounting or hanging them. Good luck.

BEST ANSWER:We pulled the PDF manual from the site and were able to create a successful profile in ShowXpress using the settings shown. I would recommend starting their for your respective software/hardware options.

BEST ANSWER:We pulled the PDF manual from the site and were able to create a successful profile in ShowXpress using the settings shown. I would recommend starting their for your respective software/hardware options.

MUCH better than I would have anticipated for the price. Warehouse pickup was very smooth. The light is much more versatile and bright than I would have imagined! The lens is all plastic and is very cheap so be careful when focusing, but other than that it's amazing! Great for beams of light when used with haze, I wouldn't use it as a wash, but if you're looking for a good beam of light for a concert/DJ set then it's dope!

The light is bright and functions pretty well (I think it does what it is supposed to). The problem is the user manual was incorrectly written in 2016 and there has been no update. The DMX values in the manual are useless. For example it says that channel 8 produces a white light when set at values between 0-23. In that particular range, you actually will get 3 different colors depending on the value. White is actually only from 0-9, not 0-23. If you do not mind reverse engineering the product and creating your own DMX fixture profile, it is great. Just time consuming.

Also someone had mentioned this in another comment in May of 2018 and was told an updated version of the manual would be released. Not yet.

The Stage Beam 30 has worked very well for me. I have 6 at the moment and I’ve had no trouble at all. They are almost identical to the ADJ Inno pocket spot but brighter. They are very fast and smooth. If it has a flaw I would say the Green on the color wheel is a little pale. It should be the same deep green as the pocket spot. That being said, I wouldn’t let it stop me from buying more of these. Great light at a good price.

These lights are great, a nice low cost option over ADJ or others however when programming DMX, the manual needs a major overhaul. The DMX channels don't line up with the lights software so what you expect vs what you get don't line up. I've run them in manual control from my Obey 40 and preset some of the internal programs to scenes however the full extent of this lights abilities have yet to reveal themselves because of the issues with the manual.

I received these yesterday and am working with them today in a high school theater. As of 5/4 there is no profile defined for these by ETC, so while I will write a custom patch I don't yet have the ability to test full DMX control. The demo shows the motors are fast, colors bright and the gobos provide are adequate. A software issue on the light may cause a problem on bootup. If these work out, they will be nice supplemental lights for the money. No instructions or safety screw were in the boxes. (I bought multiple fixtures, so it wasn't an anomaly.)

CONS: Upon boot the light must swivel 360' to self test. If it was turned off in the second part of its travel, it will fail this test and click as if a gear was stripping. Turning off the power and rotating to the other end then powering up again kept me from RMA'ing these immediately. We'll see. As of writing there is no ETC light profile yet. I'll write a custom patch, but hopefully a profile will be released by ETC soon allowing us to use all of the features of this. Branded "Stage Right" instead of Monoprice. This seems a poor choice since other companies are already using that name, and I would trust the m\Monoprice name more. Seems like a bad marketing idea. No instructions or safety screw in the box. Instructions (including dmx mapping) are on the product page online - no problem. Safety screw is a much bigger oversight. Bracket does not impress me as sturdy, but I'm using it. Standard washer did not fit as the bracket is small. (Replaced with lock washer anyway.)

When I first received the package, I said to myself it looks like they only sent one. This was shock that turned into a great surprize! The lights were much smaller then expected but by no means did that mean anything but this is even cooler. Although small in size they are more then powerful, bright, sharp and smooth. The light fixture package is much nicer then the similar wash RGB fixture. Programs much the same way and is easy to use. Precision and quiet are two other terms I would use to describe it. I want to buy more soon! You should by these if your in a small club or a mobile DJ or a house of worship! It will be a celebration!

We bought two of these for the lobby of our laser tag facility. They're awesome! Bright, good colours, fast moving, small. Very pleased with the purchase, especially considering the price. Not that long ago there would have been a $500 light.

The only issue with them so far is that the manual is totally wrong. The menu isn't laid out at all how the manual says it is. The Live Chat tech support was useless. I managed to figure out how to turn blackout off through trial and error. That's why they don't get 5 stars.

The built-in programs are cool, even if they're totally un-documented....

I haven't noticed the fan noise like others I guess. But I've never used them in a silent room.

PROS: Bright, small, FAST, good colours

CONS: Menu has no relations to anything in the manual. I almost returned mine because I couldn't get them to come out of blackout mode. Turns out there's a menu function you have to turn on to make it work (not in the manual at all!)

This is a great little light for the price. The fixture is small in size, but the light output packs a good punch. Motors are loud, but with music going you'll never hear them. Overall very pleased with this purchase!